Water conductor



Feb. 16', 1926. 1,573,199

T. J. STEBBINS WATER counucwon Filed March 18, 1925 .lullllllnm.

- INVENTOR. 77 a. STEBB/NS ATTORNEY.

Patented beta. 16,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY J. STEBBINS, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO RED JACKET MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

WATER CONDUCTOR.

Application filed. March 18, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TEMOTHY J. S'rncnms, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Davenport, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Conductors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to water conductors and the method of making same and more especially to the water receiving head which is ordinarily hung upon a pump spout when in use. Among the objects and advantages of the present invention are to simplify the method of manufacture of water conduc tors; to secure greater uniformity of product; to reduce the amount of material used in the making of such a conductor; to reduce the weight of the finished product; to reduce the loss due to breakage; to reduce the amount of work involved in the assembling of such water conductors; to reduce the cost of manufacture; and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will hereafter more fully appear and as are inherent in, the structure disclosed.

My invention further resides in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing and, while I have shown therein a preferred form of construction, I desire it understood that the structure represented therein is illustrative only.

In the drawing annexed hereto and forming a part hereof Fig. l is an elevation of the complete water conductor to which a pipe may be attached for conveying water from the pump spout to any desired loca tion; Fig. 2 is an interior elevation of one section of the water conductor and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other half thereof.

Referring more in detail to the annexed drawing, numerals 1 and 2 designate generally the two halves of the water conductor while numeral 3 designates a swivel ring provided with a flange 4 to engage under the flanges 5 of the two halves of the body portion of the conductor. A splash flange 6 extends upwardly from the supporting flange 4t and prevents the water from splashing out of the top of the conductor when it gisdischarged from the pump spout. A bail 7 has its ends bent outwardly and engaged in openings 8 in the swivel ring so that the Serial No. 16,537.

conductor may be supported upon a pump spout as is well understood by those familar with such devices.

The parts 1 and 2 are provided with indentations 9 and 10 and pairs of ears 11 and 12 so that the two parts may be secured together by means of fastening members such. as bolts 13. One of the members 1 and 2, for example, the member 1, is provided with flanges 14- and 15 whereby the other member is properly positioned with respect thereto so that bolt holes 16 will always be in proper alignment for the insertion of the bolts 13. These flanges also assist the bolts in holding the parts properly assembled. lVhile a gasket may be provided between the meeting faces of the elements 1 and 2, it has been found in actual practice that no such gasket is necessary inasmuch as one or both meeting faces may be dipped in paint or white lead just before being assembled and then when they are clamped together by means of the bolts 13 they will become rigidly secured together in a water tight fashion so that there will be no leakage of water during ordinary use thereof.

Any desired number of securing means may be used but the structure shown herein is believed to be preferable to any other. Three or four securing means such as shown in the present drawing might be resorted to. if desired, or a single bolt could be inserted directly through the center of the water conductor. substantially in the plane defined by the bolts 13. This would dispense with the necessity of forming the notches!) and 10 and the cars 11 and 12, but it is believed that the disadvantages inherent in this construction would outweigh the advantages thereof and the construction disclosed herein is therefore preferred.

The part 2 is provided. with a, projection 17 which has flattened faces 18 for the to ception of a wrench to be used when a pipe is being screwed into the opening 19. This will reduce the amount of strain on other parts of the conductor inasmuch as it will furnish a better means of holding the same from turning when the pipe and conductor head are being assembled.

Though these devices are sometimes formed from sheet metal, they are more commonly cast and it has been found in actual be Furthermore, dispensing with the use of a core results in a reduction in the cost of manufacture as well as simplifying the process. Also, the present method of inanul'ao ture makes it possible to reduce the weight of the conductor by reducing the thickness of the material, which can be done because of the uniformity in thickness which it is possible to secure by the present method.

Casting the body in two parts makes it possible to use-one of these two castings for all sizes of conductors, changing only that part in which the screw threaded opening 19 is provided forthe attachment of conducting pipes, this half of the conductor being'cast with various sized openings for different SlZGCl'PlPE'S. It is therefore unnecessary to carry as large a stockof complete conductors as would be necessary otherwise, it being possible to combine any voneof several parts having ditlierent sized openings 19 with a single part 1. The

present method i of construction simplifies the work of assembly as the bails can be attached to the swivel-ring 3 before the latter is assembled with the two halves of the conductor body and the parts can then be easily assembled and secured together by means of the bolts 13. It has been found in actual practice that thepresent method niaterially reducesthe cost of production and that there are a number of distinct advantages in the present method and. article.

In this application the term water conductor is used in its technical use, meaning a structure adapted to be attached. to a pump spoutand lead therefron the water delivered by the pump.

It is of course understood that thespecitic description of structure and method set forth above may be departed from without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in this specification and the appended claims.

Having now described my. invention, I claim:

1.. In a water conductor, a pair of body members tightly secured together and forming a water receiving-cup,-said eup having an opening in one face forthe reception of a water spout and an opening in another face for the reception of a water conducting pipe, and a flanged splash ring mounted in the water spout opening to have a swiveling motion therein so that the water delivery pipe connected with the conductor may be turned to, deliver water inany desired direction.

2. In a water conductor a body coinpris-f ing two partsuone of which has a hollow boss projecting from the lower portion thereof, the same being adapted to receive a conducting pipe, the two parts of the-conductor having meeting-faces which contact in a substantially axial plane transverse to the direction of the boss, and. means for se curing the parts together, one of the two vfaces having a peripheral flange to locate the other ,part with: respect to the first part and prevent relative lateral shifting of said parts. v

In a water conductor a body comprisoingtwo parts one ofjwhich has a hollow-boss prO ecting from :the lower portion thereot, the same be ng adapted to receive a conducting pipe, the two parts, of the conductor having meeting faces which contact in a substantially axial plane transverse tothc direction of the boss, and means .for securing. the parts ti'igether, said .pai'ts having indentations on their lateral sides adjacent, the 

